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New timetable for the UPC: launch planned for 1 April 2023
On 6 October 2022, the Preparatory team for the Unified Patent Court...
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No Interruption of Forfeiture Periods in the Event of Negligent Legal Action
In a recent judgment, the ECJ has now clarified under which conditions a cease and desist letter can interrupt forfeiture periods (ECJ GRUR 2022, 986 - HEITEC.). Accor...
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News from Brussels – Stricter rules on pesticides and human substances for medical treatments & therapies
In the past few weeks the EU Commission made several legislative proposals in the areas of chemistry/food safety and safety of (medical) products. Two of those topics we would...
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Free samples of medicinal products to pharmacists – Section 7 (1) Health Services and Products Advertising Act (HWG)
Higher Regional Court, Frankfurt am Main, judgment dated 10 February 2022, Case No. 6 U 161/15 As reported here on
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News from the UPC – New Court expected to start operating in early 2023
The Protocol on the Provisional Application of the UPCA entered into force on 19 January 2022 and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) was born as an international organisation. At ...
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Germany terminates agreement with Switzerland on the use of trademarks
For owners of German trademarks who use their trademark only in Switzerland, caution is now advised! Germany has terminated an agreement of 1892, according to which owners of ...
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